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US National High Blood Pressure Education Month - May 2001
In May, health organizations in the US will be launching educational activities to draw attention to the burden of high blood pressure and the need to improve hypertension control. To help health professionals desseminate information, the National High Blood Pressure Education Month Site is filled with ideas and resources you can use to help people in your area learn about high blood pressure and how to take control of it. All materials are from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP), and can be reproduced and used in May and throughout the year without further permission.
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Information For Patients: Facts About Lowering Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a serious public health issue. As health professionals are aware, hypertension increases the risk of heart or kidney disease or of having a stroke. This fact sheet for the general public describes what blood pressure is and what happens when blood pressure is high. Important information on how to prevent high blood pressure is given. The dietary approaches to stop hypertension eating plan, tips to reduce salt and sodium, a chart on spices to use when cooking, and a sample walking program are included. more
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Female Smokers Have More Difficulty Quitting Than Their Male Counterparts
A review of numerous research studies focusing on smoking cessation has concluded that while women may suffer greater relative risks of smoking-related diseases than do men, they tend to have less success than men in quitting smoking. Dr. Kenneth A. Perkins from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine who conducted the review offers several reasons for this disparity in a paper published in the May 2001 issue of CNS Drugs. more
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Uninsured Americans Increase Total Health Care Costs
Increasing access to preventive medicine and early treatment therapies through expanded health insurance coverage could substantially reduce the nation's total burden of illness, said American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP- ASIM) President William J. Hall, MD, FACP in a speech 26 April before the Institute of Medicine. more
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Could Carbon Monoxide Help Lungs?
File this article under "weird research news." Long feared as a dangerous and often deadly part of pollution, inhaled carbon monoxide has been found to benefit mice with damaged lungs. The result could suggest new treatments for people following heart attack and stroke. But the toxic gas must be administered with care, and some question whether the benefits are enough to justify the potential danger. more
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